Examples of able-bodied in a Sentence
every able-bodied young man in the village had been sent off to fight in the war
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By contrast, if able-bodied people who apply for programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, what used to be called food stamps) have an incentive to work, some of them might even lift themselves out of poverty.
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Peter Ubel, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
But Republicans can win the debate by rallying around a simple policy: Stop states from putting able-bodied adults ahead of the disabled and elderly.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
So the Kremlin has been seeking out ways to encourage able-bodied people to come to Russia.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
What To Know Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has said that able-bodied people who are not working should not be using Medicaid, but has made promises that the popular health care program would not be cut.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Peter Ubel, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
But Republicans can win the debate by rallying around a simple policy: Stop states from putting able-bodied adults ahead of the disabled and elderly.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
So the Kremlin has been seeking out ways to encourage able-bodied people to come to Russia.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
What To Know Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has said that able-bodied people who are not working should not be using Medicaid, but has made promises that the popular health care program would not be cut.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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